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April 2, 2008: Game 2 - Blue Jays at Yankees

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Toronto @ New York


Last night's loss was a tough one to take, between Aaron Hill's muffed grounder, Vernon Wells' poor showing on both sides of the ball, and Melky Cabrera's just over the wall HR. On the plus side, Marco Scutaro was a bit of an offensive sparkplug, Alex Rios walked twice, several Jays looked good at the plate, and Overbay is definitely back to his gold-glovin' ways.

The Jays look to get revenge on the Yankees behind A.J. Burnett tonight, while the Yankees will counter with Mike Mussina. Mussina had a lousy season last year so the Yankees will surely be keeping an eye on him.

I'm flying back to DC this afternoon/evening so I'm not sure that I'll have time to get the lineups in before game time, but I will be watching the game today as I should get back home around 7:30 or so.

Let's go Jays!

EDIT BY MATT AT 6:40 PM: I'm just about to head to the field. Here are the lineups.

BLUE JAYS
Eckstein SS
Stewart LF
Rios RF
Wells CF
Thomas DH
Overbay 1B
Hill 2B
Scutaro 3B
Barajas C
Burnett RHP

YANKEES
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Cano 2B
Matsui DH
Molina C
Cabrera CF
Mussina RHP

Posada has been scratched with a stiff right shoulder. He tweaked it making a throw yesterday and with the cold weather today he had trouble getting loose.

Joe Girardi said the injury was minor and that Posada was day-to-day.

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Eckstein reaches on an E3

Still .000 OBP, and hasn't got a ball out of the infield. Gritty!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:12 PM EDT   0 recs

Stew trickles through the right side

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Rios with the bloop RBI single

and Eckstein scores on a timely but poorly aimed throw.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Wells with the GIDP

Nice to see that shoulder's better.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Frank grounds to third

stranding the runner.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

i'll take the run I guess

just got in from Tennessee

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Burnett goes 3-0

then fills it and gets a Damon grounder.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Summarizing the rest of the first

Jeter singles to right, Abreu grounds into FC, then is caught stealing with an 0-2 count on A-Rod.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:30 PM EDT   0 recs

the Jays

seem much better at catching runners so far, at least judging by the spring and the first 2 games

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

getting caught stealing with A-rod up

is fairly stupid

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Was I using Imageshack for my images?

I forget where the Keep On Truckin' one is.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:33 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm not sure

We have the images still somewhere on the site, we just lost the sidebar content. Hopefully we'll get it back up soon.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lyle draws the leadoff walk

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Hill with the single the other way

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Scutaro swinging for the fences

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:35 PM EDT   0 recs

Caught looking in the end

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Barajas off to a fine start as a Jay

with our second GIDP in as many innings.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:38 PM EDT   0 recs

1st and 2nd no one out

no runs, this seems familiar

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Will Barajas call for the changeup?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Gun called that one at 61mph

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:43 PM EDT   0 recs

A-Rod caught looking and knew it.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:43 PM EDT   0 recs

Quick grounder from Giambi

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Cano argues for the HBP

and instead swings over a curve. That's the minimum through 2.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

a.j. looking fairly nasty

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's gotta be the Changeup!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

heh

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

x grounds to the mound

that's 0-6 with a run scored.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

when will the j-mac chants begin?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

When he goes 2-2 as a defensive replacement.

Maybe that requires interleague to start.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Rios keeps on truckin'

Now Vee-Dub gets another chance to strand a runner.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Holding Rios close

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Wells homers with Rios on the go

He's back!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:55 PM EDT   0 recs

whoooo!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:56 PM EDT   0 recs

Do we have a picture of that creepy guy

from the "Unpimp your Auto" Volkswagen commercials?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm sure one can be found

those commercials are disturbing

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Matsui with a weak swing

trying to check, and striking out.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Unless Molina tries to steal

Burnett will be at least one over the minimum after this inning.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:04 PM EDT   0 recs

What did Barajas say that was so funny?

"Got away with a madball"?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

I remember madballs

vaguely

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Scutaro hauls in the foul popout

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:07 PM EDT   0 recs

MLB.tv conked out for a moment

How did Scutaro get on?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:13 PM EDT   0 recs

single to right-center

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

At least I know how he got out.

Only a 67% steal rate now.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

at least we now have barajas

leading off the inning. oh wait

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

So x can GIDP instead of just grounding out?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i like Eckstein

there, I admitted it

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A lot going on in that play

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

sure was

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Uh oh, George Poulis is on the field

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Oh good, he's gone.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

4 curves in a row to A-Rod

Throw the change!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

that would be ridiculous

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

High cheese works too

getting the infield fly.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

aj

really looking good. I wonder if his cutting down on walks significantly the 2nd half of last season will carry over?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder if we'll be able to reply to his strikeouts with

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is this game on ESPN?

They have a camera in the bay. MLB.tv has the YES feed.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

yes

it is on ESPN

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well that's some nice exposure

Two ESPN games and a TBS game in opening week?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yankees are on nonstop

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Barajas dumps a single to centre

giving x that GIDP chance.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

you called it

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

At least it took a million pitches.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he is pesky

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

cmon eck

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

espn is so in the yankees junk

that was apparently a "fine play" by giambi

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:36 PM EDT   0 recs

YES said so too

no surprise there.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

tough hop

nice play by Hill

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:41 PM EDT   0 recs

do you think Hill or Thigpen

looks more like Luke Skywalker?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:41 PM EDT   0 recs

I seriously have never given it a moment's thought

even now that you ask.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

1 moment less than me

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What's Burnett's pitch count like?

60-ish?

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by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:46 PM EDT   0 recs

73 actually

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

2 more?

One and a bit if he allows some baserunners?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Rios almost out to the deep part

but Damon goes over

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:49 PM EDT   0 recs

solid hit by Vern

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:50 PM EDT   0 recs

the hurt gets hit

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:52 PM EDT   0 recs

Oh no! He's clogging up the basepaths!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

cmon Lyle

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:53 PM EDT   0 recs

They need to slow down that replay

because at full speed it looked fair from the angle they had it.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Vernon

was rather lucky that was a bad throw

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 8:59 PM EDT   0 recs

The one with x was bad too.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I missed that

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hill with the RBI

Tack on those runs!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 8:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Scutaro with the first pitch fly stranding two

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:03 PM EDT   0 recs

Twin killing

and Burnett should have plenty in the tank for the 7th.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Damon

can't get around as well anymore, that pitch was up

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 9:10 PM EDT   0 recs

barajas

faster than molina was...

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 9:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Now x can't GIDP

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Rios is grinding this out

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Lexi

cashes Barajas

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 9:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Then gets caught stealing

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Time to mute out God Bless America

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 2, 2008 9:23 PM EDT   0 recs

I have to agree that song is an abomination

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 2, 2008 9:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs